Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-03-17
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Mayor Mcclure has arrived at Pierre
from Washington, and will assume
| his duties as commissioner OF immi
grafton about April L.
L. d. Lyon will begin publishing 3
weekly paper at Watertown April l.
Col. Tyner thinks the report OF tbs
breed trouble at st. John, has been
exaggerated.
Chicago Special: Otto Koegle a young
German who came here from Dakota
on his way back to his old home IN
Clinton, Ind, with 81, 500, started ont
| to see the sights. A hack driver threw
/ him into the company OF two disrepu-
| table women, who, with the help OF a
bar tender, succeeded IN getting Koe-
gle drunk and then robbed him. The
bar tender has skipped with most oil
the money. The Others are under ar
rest.
After twelve days of blockade the
Chicago & Northwestern got its track
cleared on the Winona line and the
| first through train from Chicago by
that route has arrived at Huron.
Col. Thompson, member of the
board ofdirectors of the Bismark pen
| iteniary, has rendered his resignation
| to the governor.
Among other bills passed by the
| legislature was what Is known as Col
Inns public examiners bill. It pro-
vides that the territory shall be divid-
ed into two districts, the fourth stand
ard parallel to be the dividing line,
and that public examiner who shall
| be a skilled accountant and practical
bookeeper, one of whom shall be Re
| publican and the other a Democrat,
shall be appointed in each district
/ The duties of such examiners are sim
liar to those prescribed by law in Min.
nesota, and they are to receive sal
airy of 50, 500 per annum.
! The Dakota house under suspension
OF the rules, passed the bill for the re-
organization of the militia of the ter
ritory, and making an increased APP
preparation for its support. The bill
| provides for two regiments ofinfantry
and one battery, and the governor
may, at his discretion, organize a sec
ond battery and two companies OF
cavalry. Brigade organization is abol-
ished, but the governor may, he
deems advisable, reorganize it and ap-
point brigadier general.
The largest religious revival ever
known in Fargo's history is now in
progress. Between 400 and 500 con-
| versions are reported. Moorhead is
also involved in the excitement.
The secretary of the interior has af-
firmed the decision of the land com.
missioner in the case OF II. o. Wood
and w. Havens againstF. w. BIanch-
ard, involving the southeast quarter
and southeast quarter section 20,
township 100, range "a, Huron land
| district. This decision cancels Blanch-
ards claim.
Samuel A. Dickey, brother of ex-
Congressman Dickey of Pennsylvania,
was convicted in the United States
court at Bismarck OF selling liquor to
| Indians. The penalty is n fine OF
$3.50 to $1,000 and Imprisonment
from one to five years
Information is received of the death
at San Francisco, of Thomas McMas
/ ter, brother OF Samuel McMaster,
formerly superintendent oil the Home
stake mine at Deadwood.
William L. Sackett, ex-county COM
missioner, was arrested charged with
attempting to rape the eight-year-old
daughter OF James Sackett, engineer
for the Homestake company at
Deadwood. The prisoner is about
| fifty years OF age, has wife, and has
heretofore borne an irreproachable
| character. Sackett denies the charge,
and claims to be a victim of black
mail.
John Farley & Co., dealers in agri-
cultural implements, Deadwood, with
branches at various points in the
Hills. have made an assignment. Max
Hoehn of Sturgis is the assignee.
Liabilities, $1,000.
The nomination of j. r. Whiteside
IS register of the Deadwood land OIL
fee failed purely for lack of time to
consider. 1t is not unlikely, therefore,
thas a recess commission will be given
him.
Judge Spencer writes to Huron at.
torney that he will arrive in Dakota
in few days. Sickness at his home
in New York has prevented his coming
sooner.
It has been decided to hold the
meeting of the North Dakota Fire.
mems association June IA, Is and
10, the place being previously decided
on as Wahpeton. About thousand
dollars are offered in prizes for a
tournament which will be open to
teams from Northwestern Minnesots
as well as Dakota.
Dr.. Alex Stone OF st. Paul, assisted
by Drs. Leblond and Morgan OF Sioux
Falls, removed an ovarian tumor from
! SAAS oOuOAACh vi MIS- D. VI. DlCkSOn OF
that place. Thelady underwent thee p-
Grafton successfully and is doing well.
The tumor weighed thirty pounds. Mr..
Dickson has been sheriff of that county
Tor SIX years past, and his wife IS
prominent in society.
Representatives of Dakota insurance
companies in convention have effect,
ed an organization OF the managing
heads OF their companies under the
name of Dakota Farm Underwriters
union. A basis of rates and agent's
commissions was agreed upon but it is
/ not made public. j. III. Westover. OF
the Western Fire and Marine Compa.
ny OF Sioux Falls, was made president.
and ID. w. c. Tanner, Of the Yankton
Insurance company, secretary. All
but one OF the insurance companies OF
Dakota were represented.
The British steamer Egypt was wrecked
| at sea during a hurricane The thirty men